Production Planner - Maternity Cover

JOB OBJECTIVE

As a Production Planner, you will be responsible for creating a daily production plan based on capacity to develop and execute daily production plans aligned with capacity and customer demand.

This position involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure material availability, adherence to schedules, and maintenance of quality standards.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Planning & Scheduling

• Developing detailed short- to medium-term production plans and capacity assessments.
• Collaborate with the Management team to coordinate and plan production activities aimed at improving runtime efficiency.
• Participate in department activities, including planning, forecasting, scheduling, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Issue daily production plans and verify material availability against the plan.
• Release production orders and review production schedules with management.
• Generate weekly capacity reports, detailing lead times and advising management on additional shifts or overtime needed to meet customer demand.
• Attend daily production meetings and liaise with production personnel to optimize runtime.
• Support daily sales allocations, review and adjust the daily plan per customer / product.

Quality Assurance

• Ensure Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) are upheld through effective planning.
• Maintain product quality above required levels, ensuring it is not compromised due to planning or scheduling constraints.

Cost Management

• Contribute to company cost-saving initiatives.

Compliance & Safety

• Ensure production schedules align with health and safety targets.

• Adhere to relevant HR policies and procedures.
• Comply with company reporting requirements.

Team Collaboration

• Work with senior team members to drive cultural change initiatives.
• Provide timely feedback to management and other functions.
• Demonstrate company values, including Challenge, Sense of Urgency, and Openness.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience

• Proven experience in production planning or a related role within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of production processes, capacity planning, and scheduling.

• Proficiency in using production planning software and Microsoft Office.

• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, cross-functional team environment.

• Flexibility to work various shifts as required for coverage.

• Highly motivated and proven ability to work on own initiative

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